Torbjörn Ek

Prefer writing scoops and world exclusives rather than pretending that I do. Journalist at Swedish leading daily Aftonbladet, but these are my private views.

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@SchlagerKaty Grattis, snyggt jobbat!

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@amargada_de @esc_gabe Something like that Not sure if it’s a minute or 30 seconds. But that also means that anyone who watched all three broadcasts will be counted as three people.

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@SchlagerKaty I’m sure she would love to collaborate on a song with him, I do doubt she would want to be in Melfest again though. But who knows. When the stars align etc…

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@JamesMakesStuff Credit correction: Wrethov explained to industry news site Musikindustrin how he tried out Suno for parts of the production of these songs. Our article is just a rewrite https://t.co/zsPHQXO8X5

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No blaming the artist, Sweden’s fiasco in #Eurovision is all SVT’s fault. Here’s the error in judgement made but the broadcaster and what is needed to change. (PAYWALLED) https://t.co/eJb3B7wG9Q

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@kg_schimkowski @ESCinsight As is stated in my article and in the ESCinsight investigation. They’ve proven that it is practically possible.

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EBU claims the #Eurovision voting is robust but an @ESCinsight test proves that a single person will be able to vote up to 1000 times in the grand final tonight PAYWALLED https://t.co/y9rg41b97H

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@kg_schimkowski @ESCinsight As long as there’s only 10 votes per payment method and email address they’re all valid according to the rules.

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@MartinAagaard Röstande i ESC skiljer sig mkt från Mello. Programmets starttid är 21 och håller på mycket senare, i Östeuropa start kl22. Dessutom kostar varje röst pengar (olika mkt i olika länder, fr 1kr -> ca 20-25kr) så din take på 12-åringar blir skevt. Ring mig nästa gång.

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To highlight differences:

2018, UK: Uploads jury show, clarifies in description

2010, Spain: Uploads live version with no alteration, clarifies in description

2026, Israel: Uploads live performance with the first part from the jury show edited in, no mention of this anywhere

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@Ohamington It is not normal practice to edit the sound out. They’ve occasionally released the full dress rehearsal clip out of various reasons. But not edited the sound like this.

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EBU and ORF seem to have edited in 46 seconds of the sound from the jury dress rehearsal into the YouTube ”live” performance to cut chants from Noam Bettan’s #eurovision performance (PAYWALLED) https://t.co/KQusSSOCNC

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@ESCViking Didn’t they post the full clip from the dress rehearsal? And also made that clear. They didn’t edit out parts of the performance. This opens up for the risk for other’s demanding for false notes being edited.

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@BumbacComeback Part of this most likely can he contributed to KAJ’s success last year and how they were favourites to win

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@KeithMillsD7 @Heeehooooo @SStellmaszyk Madonna’s performance has been replaced with the studio version of the songs, as far as I recall don’t think you can find that one, the rest you can. Except for last night’s one, as you’ll have to watch the full broadcast to find that.

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@Heeehooooo @SStellmaszyk @KeithMillsD7 I always want to see the actual performance, be it with stage invaders as with Surie or Jimmy Jump, boos as with Russia in 2014 and 2015, horrible live vocals as Madonna’s interval act in 2019. I want to be able to see the proper reactions, hear the actual singing and sound.

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@MIFFse Den här artikeln innehåller mängder av grova felaktigheter. Jag har inget att göra med intervjun som refereras till. Den gjordes heller inte strax före Mellofinalen 2026, utan, om jag förstått det korrekt, i mitten av oktober 2023. Se till att korrigera detta.

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@JamesMakesStuff Hahaha very true!